Emmerdale's Mackenzie star reveals storyline that 'breaks soap boundaries' in new scenes

A Rangers fan knocked a brazen Celtic supporter unconscious for four minutes with one punch. Dexter Morrison, 23, attacked Kielan Boyce at Hampden Park before last season’s Scottish cup semi-final on April 17 2022.

Bruce Willis' wife Emma has opened up on how she is finding caring for her husband round the clock following his dementia diagnosis which first came to the public spotlight in February.

Jim Duffy has moved to a director of football role at Clyde, following their relegation to League Two.

Billy Porter and late LGBTQ activist Urvashi Vaid will be honored by Lambda Legal at their 2023 National Liberty Awards. The event will celebrate Lambda’s 50 years of a legal advocacy for the the LGBTQ community and is set to take place on June 8 at Glasshouse in New York City. The Liberty Awards will also host guests Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 12-year-old transgender girl speaking out against the anti-trans sports ban in her home state of West Virginia. Isaiah Wilkins, who will share how a Lambda lawsuit helped him fulfill his dream of serving in the armed forces. “In this moment, with states like Florida and others trying to silence and erase our communities, we must let our people, especially our young people, know what time it is: It’s time to fight back and counteract the fear and discrimination with love, joy and living unapologetically as our ourselves,” Porter in a statement on Tuesday. The “Pose” star will be honored with the Lambda Legal Liberty Award.

Lidl has announced that it will once again raise the wages for thousands of staff members in a move that could see some earn up to over £13 an hour.

Caitriona Balfe is set to return to screens in a matter of weeks as Outlander's seventh season will premiere in July.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Big media companies and Nielsen have battled for months over the exact way to count TV viewers who no longer watch traditional TV when they want to see a favorite sitcom or drama. One media agency wants to test a different tactic. Mediahub, a media-buying agency that is part of Interpublic Group, has been asking big media companies to consider ad deals that involve not just guarantees of audience impressions, as has long been the norm. but commitments to other sorts of measures that examine whether the commercials spur the people who saw them to take new action. Such a deal could put “more skin in the game from media partners,” says Carrie Drinkwater. the agency’s chief investment officer. “It also helps them change the conversation to get away from the Nielsen linear discussion.”

Alison Herman TV Critic A popular reading of superhero mania holds that it’s our era’s substitute for shared mythology; instead of Zeus shooting lightning bolts from Mount Olympus, we have Cyclops shooting beams from his eyeballs. So it’s fitting that the coming-of-age tale “American Born Chinese” streams on Disney+, the service that’s a one-stop shop for all things Marvel; Destin Daniel Cretton of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the first Marvel film to star an Asian American hero, even directs the pilot. But “American Born Chinese” flips the script: rather than use superheroes for modern-day mythmaking, it infuses centuries-old myths into genres (action, bildungsroman) now dominated by superheroes.

Alison Herman TV Critic The Apple TV+ comedy “Platonic” is a reunion of the 2014 movie “Neighbors” (and its 2016 sequel “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising”), again pairing stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne with the writer and director Nicholas Stoller. But “Platonic” also models itself after another, more enduring classic: Nora Ephron’s “When Harry Met Sally,” a film explicitly referenced in the pilot of “Platonic” and the greatest work of art drawn from the essentially trite question of whether (straight) men and women can be friends. In “Neighbors,” Rogen and Byrne played spouses. In “Platonic,” they’re long-estranged besties who rekindle their codependent bond. As premises go, it’s a thin one. Ephron’s opus is now 34 years old, and even “When Harry Met Sally” was less seriously engaged with the idea of friendship between the sexes than using the setup as a showcase for Ephron’s wit, Meg Ryan’s charm and Ryan’s chemistry with Billy Crystal. “Men and women don’t really hang out with each other at our age,” says Sylvia (Byrne), a former lawyer who’s now a stay-at-home mother of three. Her argument is half-hearted, unconvincing and immediately dismissed by her husband Charlie (Luke Macfarlane), who encourages Sylvia to get in touch with craft brewer Will (Rogen) in the wake of his divorce. 

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” movie casts Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Dua Lipa, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon and more as different iterations of the iconic Mattel doll, but the first actor Robbie envisioned as a Barbie in the film was none other than Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot. She wasn’t available, but Robbie explained to Vogue that Gadot’s “Barbie energy” became a template for casting all of the film’s Barbie roles. What exactly is Barbie energy? “Gal Gadot is Barbie energy,” Robbie said. “Because Gal Gadot is so impossibly beautiful, but you don’t hate her for being that beautiful because she’s so genuinely sincere, and she’s so enthusiastically kind, that it’s almost dorky. It’s like right before being a dork.”

Rita Wilson is setting the record straight about those pics of her and Tom Hanks appearing to scold a man on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet.

Kim Kardashian is trying her best to make things work with her growing children away from the camera.

EXCLUSIVE: Max has boarded Mermicorno: Starfall, an animated series from Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment.

Kristen Stewart, Josh O’Connor and Elle Fanning are to lead The Match Factory and Mubi’s Rosebushpruning from Firebrand director Karim Aïnouz.

EXCLUSIVE: Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo has signed on to co-create animated kids series Lulu and the Help You Crew.

WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels sees advertising on HBO content as a major untapped revenue stream as the compay relaunched its HBO Max streaming service yesterday as Max.

Kelsea Ballerini is bringing it on home with Chase Stokes. The "If You Go Down (I'm Goin' Down Too)" singer shared a glimpse into her recent hometown visit to Knoxville, Tennessee, with boyfriend Stokes joining her for the ride. In a series of photos posted to her Instagram Story, Ballerini shared images of a famed Dolly Parton mural, a menu from Litton's Market Restaurant and Bakery, and herself riding shotgun while putting on a pair of pink socks. «A heart fillin 24 hours at home,» she wrote over one image. Ballerini teased her beau with a selfie on the track at her alma mater, Central High School, with a reference to his viral -inspired meme.

, Helen Holland died at the age of 81 after her family says she fought «for her life for nearly two weeks,» following a May 10 incident in London, England.Holland was struck by a member of the duchess' police escort in the Earl's Court neighborhood of London, and, according to her family, sustained «irreversible damage to her brain,» multiple broken bones, and was in a coma.On Wednesday, Buckingham Palace said the duchess was «deeply saddened» and sent her «deepest condolences» to her family.The  said that Sophie will be reaching out to Holland's family privately.  Sophie is the wife of Prince Edward, the youngest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II.Chief Superintendent Richard Smith, head of the Metropolitan Police's Royalty and Specialist Protection Unit, told the that the «tragic outcome is being felt by colleagues across the Met» and «thoughts are very much with the woman's family and loved ones.»«Officers know that their actions, both on and off duty, are open to scrutiny and following our referral of the incident, the IOPC launched an independent investigation — we continue to cooperate with and support that inquiry,» he added.

teary Mattea Roach on Tuesday, expressing his condolences to the contestant after their father passed away earlier this month.“In your very first appearance on Jeopardy, we asked you what your most prized possession was,” said Jennings. “And you mentioned a denim jacket on extended loan from your dad, right?” Roach, who uses they/them pronouns, answered that he was correct though sadly it was now “on permanent loan.” “Unfortunately, my dad actually passed away at the start of the month very suddenly,” said Roach, 24.

Sylvester Stallone knows how to break bad news.

Ariana Madix is not holding back on Call Her Daddy.

EastEnders star Danielle Harold has got a brand new TV gig after filming her final scenes as cancer-stricken Lola Pearce on the BBC soap, according to reports. In October 2022, Danielle's hairdresser character received a devastating terminal cancer diagnosis, with doctors telling her she has just months to live. The character has now moved home to spend her final moments with loved ones, with BBC set to air her heartbreaking death scene next week.

Scarlett Johansson showed off her extensive tattoo collection during the red carpet premiere of Asteroid City at the Cannes Film Festival. The 38 year old movie star looked stunning as she displayed her eye-catching inkings in a figure-hugging, pink Prada gown - which she accessorised with a dazzling pair of earrings from David Yurman.

EastEnders star Debbie Arnold has claimed that Phillip Schofield should not host the British Soap Awards as it will ‘all be about him’. The 67 year old actress, who has also appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, claimed that Philip’s presence at the ceremony could take the spotlight away from actors nominated for gongs.

Brooke Vincent has opened up on how realising her fiancé Kean Bryan was her son's favourite parent was "the most hard situation to navigate." The 30-year-old shares sons Mexx, three, and Monroe, two, with West Bromwich Albion footballer Kean, 26. Former Coronation Street star Brooke joined her longtime friend Scott Thomas on his Learning As I Go podcast to discuss her time on the hit soap, parenting and learning to prioritise herself when she made the revelation.

Lily-Rose Depp is one proud daughter!

robbed,” and took to social media to express their disappointment.“Awful ruling against Ben Chan on tonight’s #Jeopardy,” someone tweeted.“Since when does being off by one letter count in final jep? There’s no other character he could have meant,” another wrote.“Lynn doesn’t finish spelling ‘Juliet’ yet it’s ruled as a complete (albeit incorrect) response, and Ben misspells Benedick by one letter and is ruled incorrect. Clearly they knew what he was going for and yet ended his run on a terrible technicality,” a fan pointed out.“The thing I hate about #Jeopardy is if Ben had said that response he would have got it correct, but writing it was wrong.

East Kilbride Thistle boss Aaron Connolly admits the next week is “as big as it comes” as they look to pull off a great relegation escape on the 40th anniversary of the club’s Junior Cup win.

A garden expert has revealed the exact time of day to water outdoor plants to keep them lush and alive.

The biggest Aldi store in Scotland is set to double the size of its alcohol sales area, as part of a major refit that will see it close for a week in July.

Newly updated research has discovered that during the ongoing cost of living crisis, people in the UK claiming their State Pension entitlement only just break even despite a record-breaking increase to weekly payment rates in April. The research, conducted by pension advisors Almond Financial, looked at the uprated State Pension in comparison to the average cost of living in the UK.

Stephen Flynn has told Rishi Sunak to "get real" over food inflation as prices continue to rise.

It’s all about family.

There’s something about her. Ariana Madix is continuing to open up about her shocking split from Tom Sandoval amid his affair with Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss.

A moment of reflection. Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss are taking things slowly in the aftermath of their affair, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

A bridge too far. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been “shocked” by the response to their frightening car chase experience, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.